Margarita Alcantara

Sabrina Margarita Alcantara-Tan (born June 10, 1970) is a writer and the creator of the now inactive print zine series Bamboo Girl.[1][2]

Early life

Alcantara was born in Pennsylvania.

Bamboo Girl

Bamboo Girl was an independent print zine which circulated in the US from 1995-2005. It highlighted content that commented on homophobia, racism and sexism. Alcantara notably featured Filipina authors Ninotchka Rosca, Jessica Hagedorn, and Perla Daly in the series.[3][4]

Personal life

Alcantara is an Asian-American queer woman. She now lives in New York City.[5][6]

Alcantara is a licensed acupuncturist who received her Masters of Science in Acupuncture at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine.[7] She has an active acupuncture practice in New York.[8][9]

References
  1. "Margarita Alcantara: From Bamboo Girl to healer". Rappler. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  2. "Asian American Women's Artist Association: Resources". aawaa.net. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  3. "The resilience of Bamboo Girl: From warrior to healer". The FilAm. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  4. L, de Jesus Melinda (2005). Pinay Power: Peminist Critical Theory : Theorizing the Filipina/American Experience. Psychology Press. ISBN 9780415949828.
  5. "The Postmodern Queer Identity Movement". Utne. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  6. "Read a F*cking Zine: 50 Zines by Queer People of Color". Autostraddle. 2013-07-23. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  7. "Good Vibrations: Reiki & Soundbaths to Stickers?". DOSE. 2017-10-08. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  8. Alcantara-Tan, Sabrina Margarita (2000). "The Herstory of "Bamboo Girl" Zine". Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies. 21 (1/2): 159–170. doi:10.2307/3347041. JSTOR 3347041.
  9. "Margarita Alcantara | HuffPost". www.huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
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